Protesters in Portland were captured on video late Monday night singing an altered version of “Happy Birthday” to the city’s embattled mayor, Ted Wheeler, who just turned 58 years on Aug. Twitter Ted Wheeler Follow 320 403 Dad, Portlander, Mayor/Mayoral candidate. Friends of Ted Wheeler. Mayor Ted Wheeler pledged last week at a news conference to move quickly to seek $2 million to bring back a uniformed police patrol team to help stem a significant wave of gun violence in Portland.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (D) is looking to move after protesters repeatedly targeted his condo building, he told fellow residents on Tuesday.
“I want to express my sincere apologies for the damage to our home and the fear that you are experiencing due to my position,” Wheeler said in an email to residents of the building, according to Oregon Live. “It’s unfair to all of you who have no role in politics or in my administration.”
He reportedly told his neighbors it would be “best for me and for everyone else’s safety and peace” if he looked for another place to reside. According to journalist Andy Ngo, Wheeler has other properties outside of Portland:
Portland mayor @tedwheeler, who has an Oregon beachfront home, a $1.3m home on the west hills & another property in the San Juan Islands, announces he is looking to move from his NW Portland condo after antifa keep attacking it. #PortlandRiotshttps://t.co/2JdQuvKB2Z
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) September 2, 2020
Oregon Live added Wheeler invited residents to a meeting this week “that will include himself and officers to voice their concerns.”
Wheeler’s message follows weeks of protests in Portland, some of which have trickled to his residence. On Monday, over 200 demonstrators marched to the building and set fires in the streets. At one point, protesters tossed fiery newspapers into the building:
Earlier tonight: Antifa set fires in the building where Mayor Ted Wheeler supposedly lives, prompting police to declare a riot and disburse the crowd to allow firefighters at the scene. pic.twitter.com/OfASXps04p
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— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) September 1, 2020
Antifa rioters set off fireworks at @tedwheeler’s NW Portland condo. They’ve also started a large fire on the street. #PortlandRiotspic.twitter.com/A3KnDvCBCv
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) September 1, 2020
Some in the crowd broke windows and someone appears to have lit off a firework in the building. Some protesters are upset about this, saying it endangers the people in the building and minority-owned businesses in the complex. Police are now coming pic.twitter.com/zU6c8vuGrw
— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) September 1, 2020
Jpm workspace citrix login. Wheeler, who once joined the protesters over the summer, smeared a police following the violent night of unrest.
A police officer was filmed repeatedly striking an individual at a protest. Even the building where I live, along with dozens of other families, was violently attacked. These acts range from stupid, to dangerous, to criminal. The violence must stop.
— Mayor Ted Wheeler (@tedwheeler) September 2, 2020
As Breitbart News reported, “the ‘protest’ was a violent riot, and the officer struck the rioter because he resisted arrest and fought the officer, removing his helmet.”
The Portland mayor has continued in his relentless attacks of President Trump while defending rioters in his city.
“We don’t need your politics of division and demagoguery,” he wrote in an August 28 letter addressed to the president:
Today, I sent this letter via email to @realDonaldTrump declining his recurring offer to aid Portland by sending federal enforcement to the city. https://t.co/W85EDfriykpic.twitter.com/CC1IWTp5k8
— Mayor Ted Wheeler (@tedwheeler) August 28, 2020
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf responded to the missive, informing the mayor his “inaction” has “fostered an environment that has fueled senseless violence and destruction night after night.”
“For more than three months, Portland has become the epicenter of crime and chaos, with rioters attacking government buildings with the intention of burning them to the ground,” he said.
“As of today, since July 31, 2020, there have been 255 arrests made by local law enforcement and 23 riots and unlawful assemblies declared,” Wolf continued. “Despite this, you have stood by passively, arguing that the nightly violence ‘will ultimately burn itself out.’ The evidence demonstrates otherwise.”
Portland Police / YouTubePresident Donald Trump on Sunday shared a message on Twitter describing Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler as a “useless fucking idiot.”
“Ted Wheeler is the useless fucking idiot and comic relief that gets everyone killed in every disaster movie,” Twitter user “Tiff” wrote in a message on Twitter.
“Tone down the language, but TRUE!” Trump wrote, sharing the message.
Tone down the language, but TRUE! https://t.co/CcdNwlLsb3
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 30, 2020
The president shared several messages criticizing Wheeler, demanding he call up the National Guard to help defend his city from ongoing rioting and violence.
“The National Guard is Ready, Willing and Able,” Trump wrote. “All the Governor has to do is call!”
The president voiced his frustration with Wheeler after a man was shot and killed in Portland as rioters and counter-protesters clashed Saturday night. The man was wearing a hat with a “Patriot Prayer” insignia, a conservative group in Portland.
“ANTIFA is a Radical Left group that only wants bad things for our Country,” he continued. “They are supported by FOOLS!”
The shooting occurred on the 94th straight day of violent protests in Portland.
Tone down the language, but TRUE! https://t.co/CcdNwlLsb3
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 30, 2020
“Wheeler is incompetent, much like Sleepy Joe Biden,” Trump wrote. “This is not what our great Country wants. They want Safety & Security, and do NOT want to Defund our Police!”
Wheeler is incompetent, much like Sleepy Joe Biden. This is not what our great Country wants. They want Safety & Security, and do NOT want to Defund our Police! https://t.co/lZigDBjvKJ
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 30, 2020
Our great National Guard could solve these problems in less than 1 hour. Local authorities must ask before it is too late. People of Portland, and other Democrat run cities, are disgusted with Schumer, Pelosi, and thier local “leaders”. They want Law & Order! https://t.co/f6LOKcf7BU
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 30, 2020
Two days earlier, Wheeler sent a letter rejecting his offer of National Guard Troops to help quell violence in the city.
Today, I sent this letter via email to @realDonaldTrump declining his recurring offer to aid Portland by sending federal enforcement to the city. https://t.co/W85EDfriykpic.twitter.com/CC1IWTp5k8
— Mayor Ted Wheeler (@tedwheeler) August 28, 2020
But Trump again demanded Wheeler act to protect the city.
The National Guard is Ready, Willing and Able. All the Governor has to do is call! https://t.co/iRe5ExgRGO
Ted Wheeler Twitter Portland
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 30, 2020
Mayor Ted Wheeler Twitter
“The big backlash going on in Portland cannot be unexpected after 95 days of watching and incompetent Mayor admit that he has no idea what he is doing. The people of Portland won’t put up with no safety any longer,” Trump wrote. “The Mayor is a FOOL. Bring in the National Guard!”
The big backlash going on in Portland cannot be unexpected after 95 days of watching and incompetent Mayor admit that he has no idea what he is doing. The people of Portland won’t put up with no safety any longer.The Mayor is a FOOL. Bring in the National Guard! https://t.co/bM6ypak94t
Ted Wheeler Twitter
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 30, 2020